No Sad Songs Trailer (1985)

"The world's first major documentary on AIDS." 15 June 1985 Factual 63 mins

Jim Black, a 37-year-old Canadian talks about the AIDS that is killing him. He talks about his life and his friends and how his brother's family has rejected him. Catherine Hunt is a Canadian woman whose brother is dying of AIDS. These personal stories are presented with excerpts from a series of performances by Canadian musicians and performance artists in order to give the viewer a bigger picture of the impact of this disease.

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Cast

Martha Cronen as Martha

David MacLean as Monologue artist

David Roche as Fireman

David Sereda as Organist

Joe Norman Shaw as Jim

Henry Van Rijk as Preacher

Ian Watson as Young man with AIDS

Crew

Nik Sheehan Producer

Allen Booth Original Music Composer

David Woodhead Original Music Composer

Paul Mitchnick Director of Photography

Sheryl Wright Production Manager

Nik Sheehan Director

International Releases Dates

Canada 15 June 1985

Production Companies

AIDS Committee of Toronto

Cell Productions

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